Loch Voil

Loch Voil is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from Loch Doine by fluvial deposits from the Monachyle Burn and is drained at its eastern end by the River Balvag at Balquhidder.

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stob Fear-tomhais and Stob Caol.

Stob Fear-tomhais

Peak

Photo: Gordon Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stob Fear-tomhais is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Loch Voil.

Stob Caol

Peak

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stob Caol is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Voil.

Loch Doine

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Doine is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Trossachs and Teith ward within Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. Loch Doine is situated 2 miles west of Loch Voil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balquhidder and Strathyre.

Balquhidder

Village

Photo: Alireid, Public domain.

Balquhidder is a small village in Perthshire located 10 miles north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Balquhidder", at the head of Loch Voil. Balquhidder is situated 3 miles northeast of Loch Voil.

Strathyre

Village

Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strathyre is a district and settlement in the Stirling local government district of Scotland. It forms the south-eastern part of the parish of Balquhidder and was, prior to the 1973 reorganisation of local government, part of Perthshire. Strathyre is situated 4 miles east of Loch Voil.

Ardchullarie More

Hamlet

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardchullarie More is a small hamlet in the Stirling council area, Scotland and is situated on the eastern side of Loch Lubnaig. Ardchullarie More is situated 6 miles southeast of Loch Voil.

Loch Voil

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Stirling, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Balvag
Category: body of water
Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.33333° or 56° 20′ north

Longitude

-4.43333° or 4° 26′ west

Elevation

1,522 feet (464 metres)

Open location code

9C8Q8HM8+8M

GeoNames ID

2634945

Wikidata ID

Q2856461

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Voil” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Loch Voil”
Cebuano: “Loch Voil”
French: “loch Voil”
French: “Loch Voil”
German: “Loch Voil”
Swedish: “Loch Voil”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kingshouse and Auchtoo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creag an Fhiog and Ceann na Baintighearna East Top.

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